Not long ago, on January 31, Zhang Bo, the man who brutally murdered his own children in the "Chongqing Sister and Brother Falling Case", was executed on the same day as his accomplice, his girlfriend Ye Chengchen. So far, the perpetrators have been severely punished commensurate with their crimes, and the demands for justice from the victims' families and society have been fully fulfilled through judicial procedures. However, just when people thought the case had come to an end, a piece of news related to it aroused public attention. On the evening of February 28, the topic entry #Chongqing Siblings Falling Death Case’s Biological Mother Announces Live Broadcast and Brings Goods # was on the hot search list, and for a while, countless eyes focused on Chen Meilin, the biological mother of the murdered siblings in the case.
In the video announcing this decision, Chen Meilin said: "I am not from a rich second-generation family. I want to rely on my own abilities to help my parents live a better life and spend their retirement happily." For live broadcasters She is quite open and honest about making money from goods. In an interview with the media, Chen Meilin also admitted that he was under great psychological pressure before announcing that he would bring goods, but since he chose to do this, he must keep his mind calm.
There is so much blood, tears and bitterness behind the sentence "Stay calm". It is not difficult to imagine: for a single woman who has lost her young child and has just witnessed the murder of the culprit, how easy is it to maintain a stable mentality? Under such circumstances, Chen Meilin embarked on the road of live streaming and selling goods. Obviously, he was not just beating gongs and drums to "join in the fun", but a helpless choice made for life.
Most netizens expressed their support and understanding for Chen Meilin's decision. After all, one cannot always live in the shadow of the past. A young woman who has no financial support and still has to support her elderly parents must cheer up and find a job that is enough to support herself and support her family. For her, live streaming is not only a popular industry, but also helps her convert her little influence into financial gains, so it will naturally become a priority. However, there are also a few people who believe that the live broadcast of the victim's family is equivalent to cashing in the family's tragedy and "gaining sympathy" and "gaining popularity" in the public opinion field. Therefore, they question their decision and even launch personal attacks.
Needless to say, when a victim's family members live broadcast to sell goods, the customers who will be attracted by it will have some sympathy. Without this special identity, this road may not be possible. However, whether it is based on public order and good morals or business ethics, there is nothing inappropriate in this. In the final analysis, the essence of live streaming with goods is to make money with traffic, and traffic will not occur for no reason. Among the countless factors that can bring traffic, sympathy for the weak is the purest and cleanest one no matter how you look at it. The so-called "to win sympathy" and "to gain popularity" are just using Spring and Autumn's writing style to deliberately make the originally legitimate things sound unpleasant. In this regard, we should also identify and protect the families of victims from online violence.
Chen Meilin, with the support of her mother
As some netizens who support Chen Meilin said: Live streaming is also labor, neither stealing nor robbing, nor cheating nor cheating. So many people can do it, so why can’t the families of the victims? Everyone wants to make money, and making money is a mundane matter. There is really no need for society to engage in "moral kidnapping" and put additional shackles on the already unfortunate families of the victims. Previously, Jiang Ge's mother, Jiang Qiulian, had been repeatedly attacked and harassed by a group of people for earning a living through live broadcasting. Sun Haiyang, who had been searching for his abducted son for many years, was engaged in live broadcasting, and some said he had "impure motives." However, at the same time, so many people are making money from live broadcasts, and many of them use gray means to obtain traffic. Some people do not question others, but only focus on the family members of crime victims. Regardless of their motives, it is tantamount to adding insult to injury and will only cause the consequences of "the unfortunate ones becoming more unfortunate".
Everyone has compassion. The reason why we sympathize with the families of victims of criminal cases is that they have suffered too much misfortune. We hope that they can get over the pain and be happier for the rest of their lives. Society gives them extra care in various ways to make it easier for them to make a living. This is just a compensation mechanism that is better than nothing, rather than an enviable "big bargain".As Chen Meilin said, "If time could be turned back, I would rather not have this so-called traffic." If they really had a choice, which victim's family in the spotlight wouldn't want to live a life of obscurity but with their families safe and sound? In this regard, public opinion should have more sympathetic understanding and replace indifference and harshness with tolerance and kindness. Written by
/Editor by Yang Xinyu
/Huang Shuai
Source: China Youth Daily client
